Lithuania: EU's fintech licensing hub, but citizenship requires renouncing previous citizenship
Lithuania has become one of the EU's largest fintech licensing hubs, and has a passport rank 9. But the country …
Austria: the so-called "citizenship by investment" here is not a program
Austria is the most mismarketed EU country. The law on naturalization for "exceptional services" is a discretionary decision pow…
Liechtenstein: residency permits awarded by lottery, and citizenship requires thirty years
Liechtenstein limits residency permits for non-EEA nationals and awards some by LOTTERY — true, twice yearly.…
Slovenia: Alps, Adriatic and caves in a country half the size of Nghe An province
Slovenia packs Alps, Adriatic coast and limestone plateaus into a small territory, with safety levels and forest coverage among …
Estonia: e-Residency is NOT permanent residency — read carefully before signing up
Estonia is famous for e-Residency, and it's the most misunderstood thing in the entire industry. It's a digital identity to open a business …
Croatia: joining Schengen and adopting the euro on the same day, plus a notable digital nomad visa
On 01/01/2023, Croatia did two things simultaneously that no country has ever done before: joined Schengen and adopted the euro. This country…
Netherlands: investment door closed in 2024, and the price few mention — must renounce old citizenship
Netherlands closed investor visa on 01/01/2024. But what matters more for Vietnamese is something rarely discussed: acquiring c…